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Stress related factors among primary and part-time caregiving grandmothers of Kenyan grandchildren
Author(s)Paul Odhiambo Oburu, Kerstin Palmérus
Journal titleInternational Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 60, no 4, 2005
Pagespp 273-282
Sourcehttp://baywood.com
KeywordsGrandparents as carers ; Grandmothers ; Grandchildren ; Stress ; Kenya.
AnnotationThe present study examined whether the total stress experienced by 241 Kenyan caregiving grandmothers was linked to levels of care provided, child behaviour difficulty, and perceived availability of emotional and instrumental support. 128 of these participants adopted their orphaned grandchildren on a full-time basis. The other 113 were grandmothers providing partial parenting roles in households that also included one of these children's biological parents. The results indicated that the full-time grandmothers experienced significantly higher levels of stress than did the part-time caregivers. The total stress experienced was related to these participants' perceptions of child behavioural difficulty and limited instrumental support. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-050622203 A
ClassmarkP6:SW: SW2: SW5: QNH: 7LD

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